Anais
Birra Flea

Copenhagen 17/1 2020. 33 cl bottle from Meny, Borups Allé, Frb. F. Flea’s usual design with a Black label with circle of different shades of brown.

Pours hazy, opaque, murky orange with a big white head. A bit bubbly. Settles as thin layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Very moderate lacing.

Aroma is moderately intense, sweetish and not very smoky. Sugar, caramel. A bit candy-like. Light fruity odor with hints of citrus. Moderate odor of smoked wood.

Light carbonation. Medium thick, soft, fat, almost flat texture.

Flavor has a strong sweetness followed by a moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweetish. Lingers shortly. A light whiff of smoke in the finish.

Quite moderate presence of smoke. Which is a problem if you are careless enough to write “Smoked” in Capital letters on the label.

 

 

Jan. 2020: 330 ml bottle, as Birra Flea Anais Smoked, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.4%. Cloudy orange to brown colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma of smoked malts, smoked meat and sausages, distinct but not extreme. The flavour is malty with distinct notes of smoked meat / sausages throughout. Moderate hops

Amber reddish, a lot of thin floating things. Decent foam.
In the smell some smoked, but between caramel and fruity notes.
Malty taste, caramel, smoked, and red fruit.
A bit too light body, short aftertaste, smoked, again red fruit.
Not too much.